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Ancient Catalogue of Books

By W. J. (Havre)

A few days since I made the acquisition of a curious old catalogue of books, interleaved, and containing about 200 pages, with the following title: "Catalogus Variorum, in quavis Facultate et materia Librorum incompactum Officinæ Joannis Maire, quorum Auctio publicè habebitur in ædibus Joannis Maire, hora octavâ matutinâ et secundâ postmeridiana ad diem ——, 1661. Lugduni Batavorum, ex Typographia Nicolai Herculis, 1661." On the back is the following notice to "buyers:" "Monitos volumus Emptores, hosce Libros eâ vendi conditione, ut cum eorum traditione pretium præsenti pecuniâ persolvatur. Et…

Topics: Book Auctions, Historical Catalogues

Locations: Lugduni Batavorum